How much does a letter from a solicitor to say parents have separated cost?

Surely a copy of the Decree Nisi (if they're not properly divorced yet) should suffice?!

So what do you suggest if, as in my case, my parents have been seperated for over 8 years, have no separation agreement and are not involved in any divorce proceedings?

In order to get a solicitor's letter my parent would have to go to the solicitor and say, I'm separated from my husband. He would then, without making any further investigations, have his secretary type out a letter saying that my parents are separated.

In what way is that a legal document? He has simply accepted my parent's version, even without any evidence. If the solicitor can accept it from my parent then why the hell can't the Student Finance company?

And for the record. I've spent the last five years at university and have never had to produce a solicitor's letter. The OP needs to ask to speak to someone else and explain the situation.

So what do you suggest if, as in my case, my parents have been seperated for over 8 years, have no separation agreement and are not involved in any divorce proceedings?

In order to get a solicitor's letter my parent would have to go to the solicitor and say, I'm separated from my husband. He would then, without making any further investigations, have his secretary type out a letter saying that my parents are separated.

In what way is that a legal document? He has simply accepted my parent's version, even without any evidence. If the solicitor can accept it from my parent then why the hell can't the Student Finance company?

And for the record. I've spent the last five years at university and have never had to produce a solicitor's letter. The OP needs to ask to speak to someone else and explain the situation.

did you apply for income assessed loans and what if any evidence did your parents produce?

God knows. Although to be fair, if your parents are seperated but not divorced or legally seperated, then I imagine Student Finance would be within their rights to assess you on both their incomes in the same way they do for parents who aren't seperated...

God knows. Although to be fair, if your parents are seperated but not divorced or legally seperated, then I imagine Student Finance would be within their rights to assess you on both their incomes in the same way they do for parents who aren't seperated...

What?

Even though for the past 6 or 7 years the only contact that I have had with my dad is a short, (2hours!), visit once a year at Christmas. And he usually comes on a Sunday when I am at work, so it is a conversation as I'm serving customers, or if I haven't had my break then I spend about half an hour with him before he goes to see my gran.

Hardly! Only in the same way as they would be 'within their rights' to assess a student on their parents income, when the student is estranged from their parents.

That's slightly different, as there's no normal legal way of estranging yourself from your parents. Whereas if your parents split up, there's a normal, accepted way of denominating that - by getting divorced!

So why don't your parents get divorced?!

I didn't say it was neccesarily right, but they would be reasonably within their rights...

My dad won't pay for one! And my mum reckons she isn't going to make it easy for him to marry the *** by paying for one herself!

There's no reason they should have to get divorced!!!